Aygevan
Coordinates: 40°10′N 43°58′E / 40.167°N 43.967°E
| Aygevan Այգևան | |
|---|---|
  Aygevan | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′N 43°58′E / 40.167°N 43.967°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Armavir |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,630 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC) |
Aygevan (Armenian: Այգևան); formerly Sovkhoz Nomer Shest – (Russian for "Sovkhoz number six"), later Imeni Stalina, later Dzerzhinski and Imeni Dzerzhinskogo, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was founded as a state farm in 1946 and named after Felix Dzerzhinski, head of the Soviet secret police.
References
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 37; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
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